YouGov
The SNP are on course to have their worst result in a General Election since 2010, according to a new MRP poll from YouGov. Following the recent downturn in the party's fortune, Labour looks set to recuperate swathes of their historic heartlands, paving the way for a more
SNP
Taking a closer look at new Scottish polling from YouGov can elucidate the nature of support in the SNP Leadership contest. Although Kate Forbes remains the favourite of voters overall, at least when compared to the other candidates, Humza Yousaf is the preferred option of SNP members. This divergence is
Scotland
Going by polling of the Scottish electorate alone, Kate Forbes would still be the frontrunner to be the next First Minister of Scotland. A new poll from Panelbase reinforces the previous picture, despite a plurality of respondents still saying they "don't know" who would be their
Scotland
A new poll from the Scottish Election Study and YouGov has been released today, suggesting a striking shift in Scottish voting intention. It puts the SNP on 38% (-4) to Labour's 35% (+7) - a significant 5.5 point swing to Labour from the SNP. Naturally, this would
Scotland
In the wake of Nicola Sturgeon's surprise resignation, commentary has been quick to circle on the declining fortunes of Sturgeon, independence and the SNP in polls. Whilst the party has certainly had a tough time of late, the evidence behind these headlines is hardly conclusive as yet. What&
Scotland
A recent finding from Panelbase, that 40% of Scottish voters wanted Nicola Sturgeon to resign, made headlines in the national press this weekend. Even though more voters in the same poll, 45%, wanted Sturgeon to stay. The Times also reported Kate Forbes, on 7%, was "the most popular choice&
Trans Rights
As British politics enters a frenzied state over Scotland's gender recognition reform, its constitutional implications and trans issues more generally, it's worth looking at what public opinion has to say on the matter. PeoplePolling have released a couple of questions today, both of which suggest opposition
Scotland
Just as the polls seemed to settle on a solid margin for Independence, Savanta has released research suggesting a far closer state of public opinion. This ended the six-poll streak in favour of independence, giving "No" a margin of 2%. With undecideds excluded, it gave Yes 49% to
YouGov
YouGov have today released a new poll with The Times, which sheds more light on Scottish public opinion. The headline result is a 5% margin, with Yes on 47% to the 42% of No. This marks a significant pro-independence shift on polling from previous months. Interestingly, it finds that the
Scottish Independence
At PMQs yesterday the newly elected SNP Leader in Westminster, Stephen Flynn, was buoyed by news of a poll showing "Scottish independence has now hit 56% and support for the Scottish National party sits north of 50%". The poll in question came from Ipsos MORI, and you can
Scotland
There have been some valid criticisms on Twitter raised of a number of our seat predictions in Scotland. These point to shortcomings in our model that we're certainly looking to address. As a newly relaunched site, still in beta as it says on the masthead at the top,
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